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romney has no evidence of changing the game. i agree on the first that romney had a good night. i did not know if it changed the game. wal-mart sponsors their focus groups with momentum analysis, a democratic polling firm, and one of his partners at democratic strategies. together they suggest that it was a win for romney. they were debated between a win for romney and a tie. on the other hand, they said they were disappointed with the president's performance and it cannot believe he made the case for how another four years would be different or better. making the point that neither one of these guys really connected with voters on a personal level but clearly romney did a superior job of debating it. there's no question romney won the debate. the question is how much does that change things? in terms of national polls, there's no question he will get a few points out of this. the harder and more relative points is, number one, does the move ohio? does he moved the swing voters in these swing states? that's what's really relevant here. i have no idea. in my view, you show me an
romney has no evidence of changing the game. i agree on the first that romney had a good night. i did not know if it changed the game. wal-mart sponsors their focus groups with momentum analysis, a democratic polling firm, and one of his partners at democratic strategies. together they suggest that it was a win for romney. they were debated between a win for romney and a tie. on the other hand, they said they were disappointed with the president's performance and it cannot believe he made the...
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and the calls were a lot of people who supported perry who said we're ready to jump to romney. [cheers and applause] then this morning we started getting all the calls saying he rocked it in the debate last night. [cheers and applause] we thought that was pretty good. we were excited about it. but guess what? we've been around the state today pouring down rain in lexington county. hundreds of people stood in the rain to see mitt romney. [cheers and applause] >> that's all for you. so this is what has happened. we've had people like ambassador david wilkins who used to be speaker of the house. everybody respects him. he's jumped onboard. general spears, he's jumped onboard. you saw the treasurer, he's onboard. we've got all these people wanting on the romney train. but let me tell you why they want to get on the romney train. the coolest thing we could ever see is a jobs candidate go up against a government-loving president obama. [cheers and applause] because in south carolina what do we care about? we care about jobs. spending, the economy. we don't care about any other distra
and the calls were a lot of people who supported perry who said we're ready to jump to romney. [cheers and applause] then this morning we started getting all the calls saying he rocked it in the debate last night. [cheers and applause] we thought that was pretty good. we were excited about it. but guess what? we've been around the state today pouring down rain in lexington county. hundreds of people stood in the rain to see mitt romney. [cheers and applause] >> that's all for you. so this...
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late on election night. get out our vote. kind of nation that we would want to hand off to our children. the greatness of america is that every generation has handed off to the next generation of better than the one that they inherited. i promise you, with mitt romney as the president of the united states, we will be able to hand off a better generation to march to -- the generation to our children and our grandchildren. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, senator, for your vision and your kind words. we had a groundbreaking day yesterday. national committee. that is to fire barack obama and help save this country. [applause] incredibly high. i know it. every american citizen, everyone going to the polls knows that as well. we cannot afford four more miserable years of this president. our children cannot afford to spend a lifetime paying off his debts. we know that a country that has to surrender its sovereignty to its bondholders cannot guarantee prosperity or freedom to anybody. and a country that buries its kids
late on election night. get out our vote. kind of nation that we would want to hand off to our children. the greatness of america is that every generation has handed off to the next generation of better than the one that they inherited. i promise you, with mitt romney as the president of the united states, we will be able to hand off a better generation to march to -- the generation to our children and our grandchildren. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, senator, for your...
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mitt romney also suspended campaigning. he spoke in new hampshire today and said -- both candidates have suspended negative attack ads in colorado. >> it was about those men and women who are almost mortally injured in war. because of a huge advances made in medical trauma treatment over the last 10 years, now they are being saved. an incredible number are being saved. almost everybody who falls on the battlefield is being saved. i wanted to write about what life was like for these people. i started off with a question, having seen some people who were pretty gruesomely maimed. would they be better off if they were dead? do they wish they were dead? >> david wood spoke with veterans, surgeons, therapists, and nurses on the daily struggles for those severely wounded in military operations. learn more sunday at 8:00. >> the insurance industry said wildfires in colorado have cost almost $450 million in damage. republicans on the subcommittee blamed government regulations for the rash of wildfires in the western part of the cou
mitt romney also suspended campaigning. he spoke in new hampshire today and said -- both candidates have suspended negative attack ads in colorado. >> it was about those men and women who are almost mortally injured in war. because of a huge advances made in medical trauma treatment over the last 10 years, now they are being saved. an incredible number are being saved. almost everybody who falls on the battlefield is being saved. i wanted to write about what life was like for these...
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-- via video tomorrow night. >> our live coverage continues with mitt romney. he is holding campaign rallies throughout the state today, including a rally at clyde's. tomorrow morning, michele bachmann is on washington journal. our conversation with the congresswoman begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern. i know terry brandstad governor was on this morning's "washington journal" with a preview of the caucuses. we are back. our coverage continues. we will go to our des moines debut in a downtown where the governor of iowa, terry brandstad is joining us. governor, let me show you the front page of the des moines register. the final 36 hours. the candidates are making their closing arguments. are you going to endorse? >> i am not going to endorse. i just want to be a good host and go to my precinct cossack -- caucus. i think we will have a great turnout. i owens -- iowans take this very seriously. >> why not endorse? >> as governor, i want to make sure we have a level playing field and everybody has an opportunity. i think what rick santorum has done here is a show that eve
-- via video tomorrow night. >> our live coverage continues with mitt romney. he is holding campaign rallies throughout the state today, including a rally at clyde's. tomorrow morning, michele bachmann is on washington journal. our conversation with the congresswoman begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern. i know terry brandstad governor was on this morning's "washington journal" with a preview of the caucuses. we are back. our coverage continues. we will go to our des moines debut in a...
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before the election was decided i had to turn us in a classroom and was filled with that romney's. i woke up to a brand-new world. this is the way law schools looked when i was coming out. when you first started teaching to the woman, when he lived in massachusetts he didn't just say professor, he said blake though you could really profess anything. i really rocketed me back. so i think in addition to the mockery generally and the electorate, in addition to the demeaning of women generally, you sort of have a celebrated when were hired, but it's also a double whammy in a political setting. >> i'm in washington. it's an interesting place. i love d.c., but when you look at the washington that we are talking about, when you actually go into the halls of congress and have a visual, the next time you look at something going on mtv that is showing one of the halls, just take a look at it. it will look different from this room. it's almost like a reverse of what we have heard about were the demographics of this country are going. so i just wonder how attached we are just thinking about wh
before the election was decided i had to turn us in a classroom and was filled with that romney's. i woke up to a brand-new world. this is the way law schools looked when i was coming out. when you first started teaching to the woman, when he lived in massachusetts he didn't just say professor, he said blake though you could really profess anything. i really rocketed me back. so i think in addition to the mockery generally and the electorate, in addition to the demeaning of women generally, you...
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obviously we didn't get tuesday night's because the book came out on tuesday. but pretty close to the moment through the louisiana primary. >> and it is primarily focused on mitt romney as you go through. mr. santorum plays a big part. you hear about mr. gingrich and ron paul to some degree, but it seems as though you were beginning to tell us the story about the man who is likely to be the g.o.p. nominee, is that correct? >> yes. we started reporting on this a long time ago, so we couldn't be sure, but the arrows pretty clearly pointed to it being romney. he was the establishment candidate. it was his to lose. we did the best we could to get inside his operation. we spent a lot of time with people extremely close to him, including family members. we did get a lot of access. there are layers and layers here, and we may find out later that we didn't get everything, but we got a lot. >> what is the portrait, since it focuses so much on mitt romney -- what is the portrait that people will learn from him that may be different from what they see on the campaign trai
obviously we didn't get tuesday night's because the book came out on tuesday. but pretty close to the moment through the louisiana primary. >> and it is primarily focused on mitt romney as you go through. mr. santorum plays a big part. you hear about mr. gingrich and ron paul to some degree, but it seems as though you were beginning to tell us the story about the man who is likely to be the g.o.p. nominee, is that correct? >> yes. we started reporting on this a long time ago, so we...
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good night. >> president obama and mitt romney meet in the second of three debates live tomorrow from new york on long island. c-span's debate preview starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern followed by the town hall style debate with questions from undecided voters. and after the debate, we'll take calls, tweets and emails from viewers around the country. that will be live on c-span, c-span radio and at c-span.org. >> bid for the town hall debate tomorrow night, we want to hear from you. which format do you prefer? when the candidates said at podiums, sit together at a table, or participate in a town hall? let us know. during tomorrow night's debate, your thoughts and comments via social media. you can leave a comment on our facebook page or tweet us. >> i watched c-span because when i want to get the news without a lot of caucus and pundits adding their point of view, i can get the original script from a person and then i can come to my own conclusion, which i think is better than somebody else telling me what i should think. i have c-span, c-span 2, and c- span 3. c-span 2 is booktv, which i l
good night. >> president obama and mitt romney meet in the second of three debates live tomorrow from new york on long island. c-span's debate preview starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern followed by the town hall style debate with questions from undecided voters. and after the debate, we'll take calls, tweets and emails from viewers around the country. that will be live on c-span, c-span radio and at c-span.org. >> bid for the town hall debate tomorrow night, we want to hear from you. which...
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. >> the president said on election night he wanted to meet with mitt romney. >> i do not have an update on that for you. scott? >> does the white house have a plan on how to approach the referendum on legal marijuana? >> what i can tell you on that is the department of justice has said they are reviewing those initiatives. i would direct you to them for updates on that. >> governor patrick is coming to dinner with the president tonight. should there be another person for the cabinet? can you talk about the dinner and what is happening? >> i have no statement to make about personnel matters. as you know, the president and the governor are good friends. they have had meals frequently over the past several years. i am sure they are looking forward to catching up. >> are we going to find out this afternoon who is in charge at the cia? >> i do not have more information on that. >> he thinks the debt limit should be part of those talks. >> i am not going to get into specifics about what the congressional leaders and the president will be discussing next week and what the negotiations going fo
. >> the president said on election night he wanted to meet with mitt romney. >> i do not have an update on that for you. scott? >> does the white house have a plan on how to approach the referendum on legal marijuana? >> what i can tell you on that is the department of justice has said they are reviewing those initiatives. i would direct you to them for updates on that. >> governor patrick is coming to dinner with the president tonight. should there be another...
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tuesday night in the 10:00 hour include and romney in chris christie with his keynote address. wednesday at 8:00 p.m., arizona senator john mccain. then congressman paul ryan delivers his vice presidential acceptance speech. thursday evening at 10:00, mark rubio introduces republican presidential nominee mitt romney. use our online convention hub to watch web a video feed, at, as it connect with the worst. all at c-span.org/c ampaign2012. >> c-span talk to kevin fulton at the republican convention in tampa. we chatted with him for about 5 minute. >> tell us where you are from and a little bit about yourself. >> i am from houston, texas. a former veteran. as a storm. -- desert storm. i try to stay very active and stay involved as much as possible. >> what are you doing? are you retired from the military? >> i am currently a lawyer in houston. >> is this your first convention? >> yes, it is. >> what do you think so far? what so far it has been a hurry up and wait because of the weather and the changing of the convention schedules but it is exciting to see some of the people and t
tuesday night in the 10:00 hour include and romney in chris christie with his keynote address. wednesday at 8:00 p.m., arizona senator john mccain. then congressman paul ryan delivers his vice presidential acceptance speech. thursday evening at 10:00, mark rubio introduces republican presidential nominee mitt romney. use our online convention hub to watch web a video feed, at, as it connect with the worst. all at c-span.org/c ampaign2012. >> c-span talk to kevin fulton at the republican...
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of a lot of people support perry ready to jump to romney. [applause] this morning, we started getting all these calls saying that he rocked it in the debate last night. [applause] we thought that was pretty good. we were excited about it. we have been around the state today, pouring down rain in lexington county, hundreds of people standing there to see mitt romney. [applause] [chanting] >> go mitt! go, mitt! >> that's all for you. so this is what has happened. we have had people like ambassador david wilkins who used to be the speaker of the house jumping on board. people in charge of the military have jumped on board. you saw the treasurer, he is on board. we have all these people want in on the romney train. let me tell you why they want on. the coolest thing we could ever see is a jobs candidate go up against a government loving president obama. [applause] because in south carolina, what we care about jobs, spending, the economy. we don't care about any other distractions or anything else. we care about having a one-term president. [appl
of a lot of people support perry ready to jump to romney. [applause] this morning, we started getting all these calls saying that he rocked it in the debate last night. [applause] we thought that was pretty good. we were excited about it. we have been around the state today, pouring down rain in lexington county, hundreds of people standing there to see mitt romney. [applause] [chanting] >> go mitt! go, mitt! >> that's all for you. so this is what has happened. we have had people...
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mitt romney. use our online convention hub to watch exclusive video feed. add your comments, connect with other viewers. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. in his news conference where he talks about rape and pregnancy, republican congressman todd akin and reaffirmed his intention to stay in the race despite pressure for him to drop out. he has been meeting with supporters to discuss an on-line fund-raising drive following bye national republican senatorial committee to withdraw campaign funds from his senate race. this news conference was held in the st. louis suburb of chesterfield. >> a good afternoon and welcome here. mr. akin going to give some brief comments and we will follow up with five questions. >> good afternoon and thank you for coming out. apparently, some people were having trouble understanding our message. i would like to be clear on that today. we are going to be here through the november election. it will be here to win. there may be some negotiations, but they don't include may. e
mitt romney. use our online convention hub to watch exclusive video feed. add your comments, connect with other viewers. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. in his news conference where he talks about rape and pregnancy, republican congressman todd akin and reaffirmed his intention to stay in the race despite pressure for him to drop out. he has been meeting with supporters to discuss an on-line fund-raising drive following bye national republican senatorial committee to withdraw campaign funds...
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suddenly, wisconsin was possibly in the republican column. >> that night is the first debate, or is there a series? >> i don't know of the top of my head, but it will be an interesting evening because governor thompson is a state wide brand. he is known as governor tommy. he is speaking to representatives will lead as a liberal. -- baldwin as a liberal. she is going to try to define herself up positive way. he will try to define her negatively. >> the debate will be live from wisconsin, we will broadcast it live at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. >> tonight at 9:00, campaign coverage continues with the wisconsin senate debate. tammy baldwin debates tommy thompson. nbc is open because of the retirement of democratic senator herb cole. it is courtesy of wmvs tv in milwaukee. you can see it at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and you can listen on c-span radio. leading up to the debate, we will reappear today is nebraska senate debate between bob perry and deb risch -- fischer. it took place in omaha and we will show that to you tonight at 8:00 eastern. vice-president joe biden holds a campaign rally in
suddenly, wisconsin was possibly in the republican column. >> that night is the first debate, or is there a series? >> i don't know of the top of my head, but it will be an interesting evening because governor thompson is a state wide brand. he is known as governor tommy. he is speaking to representatives will lead as a liberal. -- baldwin as a liberal. she is going to try to define herself up positive way. he will try to define her negatively. >> the debate will be live from...
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governor mitt romney said this in his concession speech the night of november 6, "the nation is at a critical point. at a time like this, we cannot risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders need to reach across the aisle to do the people's work, and we citizens also have to rise to the occasion. " i believe that as well. just as i believe what president obama said that same night in november, "we're not as divided as our politics suggest, we are not as cynical as the pundits believe. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions, and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america." which brings us to this place in time. i am often asked, how does a citizen become an electorate? the process is fairly simple -- a fairly simple. you must be a citizen over 21 years of age, and eligible to vote. you also cannot be a federal officeholder or certain kinds of other public officials. then you offer your name to a political party for consideration. generally, the political parties pick their s
governor mitt romney said this in his concession speech the night of november 6, "the nation is at a critical point. at a time like this, we cannot risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders need to reach across the aisle to do the people's work, and we citizens also have to rise to the occasion. " i believe that as well. just as i believe what president obama said that same night in november, "we're not as divided as our politics suggest, we are not as cynical...
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last night president obama completed two days of campaigning in battleground states in iowa. he spoke about the importance of winning that state and criticized mitt romney on his proposal to reduce the national debt. this was his first campaign event in all iowa -- in iowa since first announcing his presidential campaign earlier this month. [cheers] >> hello, iowa! [unintelligible] i am definitely ready to go, definitely ready to go. we just had a chance to talk to the folks in the overflow, and before that we were in newton, i was telling my team, there's something about coming to iowa -- [cheers] it just gets me going. this is my home away from home. i just love this place grea. even all those long drives, seeing all that corn, makes me feel at home. i want to thank a couple friends of mine. first of all, you're out sounding question your outstanding former governor tom milsack is in the house. mayor franconi is here! your congressman linder boswell -- leonard boswell. mike fitzgerald. and i want to thank the folks who have been keeping this fired up since the very beginnin
last night president obama completed two days of campaigning in battleground states in iowa. he spoke about the importance of winning that state and criticized mitt romney on his proposal to reduce the national debt. this was his first campaign event in all iowa -- in iowa since first announcing his presidential campaign earlier this month. [cheers] >> hello, iowa! [unintelligible] i am definitely ready to go, definitely ready to go. we just had a chance to talk to the folks in the...
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the president is interested in having a meeting as he mentioned on tuesday night. i have no update. >> is there a plan on how to approach the referendum that made marijuana legal? >> what i can tell you on that the department of justice is that they are reviewing those ballot initiatives and i would direct you to them for updates. >> >> as you know, the president and the governor are good friends. they have had meals frequently over the past several years, one that i was fortunate enough to participate in, i'm sure they are looking forward to catching up. where are are we going to find out who is in charge of the c.i.a. this afternoon? >> i don't have any information for you on that. >> the speaker said he thinks the debt limit should be part of those talks. >> i'm not going to get into specifics about what the congressional leaders and the president will be discussing next week and what the negotiations going forward would look like, but i can tell you we have some deadlines that we have to contend with, deadlines of december 31 and spending. if congress doesn't a
the president is interested in having a meeting as he mentioned on tuesday night. i have no update. >> is there a plan on how to approach the referendum that made marijuana legal? >> what i can tell you on that the department of justice is that they are reviewing those ballot initiatives and i would direct you to them for updates. >> >> as you know, the president and the governor are good friends. they have had meals frequently over the past several years, one that i was...
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i heard that the flyers beat the penguins last night. that will do it. that is what you are so excited today. maybe because we have senator marco rubio here. isn't he an extraordinary leader? a wonderful leader in our party. [applause] what a terrific welcome. this is just extraordinary. i appreciate your generosity, your willingness to come out. i need your vote tomorrow. get out and vote in the primaries. [applause] the senator was absolutely right. the president came into office with all sorts of dreams about how we bring america together. that shore has not happened. now he is spending his time attacking fellow americans and dividing us one way or the other. he said he would have a bit of a report card. four years ago, at the convention in denver, when he accepted his party's nomination, he got on the stage and behind him were those greek columns. remember that? he will not be standing in front of greek columns because he does not want to remind us of greece. [applause] he got up and he said how he measured success, by whether people have good jobs t
i heard that the flyers beat the penguins last night. that will do it. that is what you are so excited today. maybe because we have senator marco rubio here. isn't he an extraordinary leader? a wonderful leader in our party. [applause] what a terrific welcome. this is just extraordinary. i appreciate your generosity, your willingness to come out. i need your vote tomorrow. get out and vote in the primaries. [applause] the senator was absolutely right. the president came into office with all...